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Jetstar AKL on sale THE new Jetstar Asia flightsbetween Singapore and Aucklandhave been put on sale today, withthe services to commence from17 Mar 2011 (TD 09 Jun). The A330 flights will operate as3K401/402, departing Singaporeat 7.50pm and arriving inAuckland at 10.55am - with thereturn services departing AKL at12.25pm and arriving in Singaporeat 6pm the same day.
Air India Melbourne launch AIR India and the Victoriangovernment this morningconfirmed the launch of flightsinto Melbourne from 01 Nov, asexclusively flagged in TravelDaily yesterday. The services will operate dailybetween Melbourne and Delhi,with Melbourne airport ceo Chris
Woodruff saying that localtourism bodies, the govt and theairport had “worked hard to makethis happen”. He said a key driver of theroute would be Victoria’ssignificant Indian community,with VFR traffic up 37% in 2009. It’s not the first time that thecarrier has indicated thecommencement of flights toMelbourne, with Victorian tourismminister Tim Holding making asimilar announcement three yearsago about services which didn’teventuate (TD Feb 2007). Victorian premier John Brumbysaid Air India would beestablishing regional headquartersin Melbourne, with the dealresulting in up to 123,000 newtourist and business arrivals a year. Air India is in the process ofmerging with Indian Airlineswhich is represented in Australiaby the Walshe Group.
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A NEW guidebook has launchedwhich is ideal for high-flyingtravellers planning a special trip. Cannabis Trips: A Global Guidethat Leaves No Turn Unstonedhas been released by BillWeinberg, who formerly waseditor of the marijuana-focused‘High Times’ magazine in the US. Destinations featured includeperennial druggy favouritesAmsterdam, Vancouver andKingston, Jamaica which arerenowned for their lenientapproach to so-called soft drugs. Other places in the guide areclassed as “heavy trips” becauseof the high risk of prosecution,including Kenya, wherepossession of cannabis can resultin a 20 year prison term, andIndonesia, where offenders caneven face the death penalty.
Hogan at NBTA AUSSIE ceo of Abu Dhabi flagcarrier Etihad, James Hogan, willbe one of the keynote speakers atthe 2010 National Business TravelAssociation Convention &Exhibition in Houston this Aug. Also presenting will be the ceoof Continental Airlines, Jeffery A.Smisek - www.nbta.org.
LIFE is pretty tough now for thefounders of the collapsedOctaviar, also known as MFS,which almost took the Australiantravel industry down with it. Phil Adams, who was workingin the group’s Dubai office whenthe company became insolvent,this week testified in the NSWSupreme Court about how he’sbeen managing since the failure. He testified that he’s beenselling a collection of luxury carsin order to help pay the rent onhis upmarket apartment in Dubai- which amounts to about 62,000dirham ($A20,000) a month. Adams said that when thelease expires shortly he’splanning to move to lessexpensive accommodation.
River cruise issue WATCH your inbox tomorrowfor a special Travel Daily/CruiseWeekly supplement dedicated tothe fast-growing river cruisingsector - packed with informationto help agents sell river cruises inEurope, China, Asia and Australia.
AF country mgr AIR FRANCE-KLM has appointedThomas Reeves as its new countrymanager for Australia and NZ. Reeves moves from his currentrole as the carriers’ London-basedhead of Business Sales, and willreplace Jean-Luc Mevellec whohas been in the position for thelast three years and will shortlyreturn to take up a new post inthe Air France Paris head office.
NZ airports opposeDJ-NZ deal AUCKLAND International Airporthas added its voice to that of otherNZ airports opposing the proposedtie-up between Virgin Blue and AirNew Zealand (TD 06 May). In a submission to the ACCCenquiry into the deal, AKL warnsthat the alliance “could have areal anti-competitive effect onsome routes,” with three trans-Tasman routes becomingmonopolies under the deal. Auckland Airport urged theACCC to consider the effects ofthe deal on particular city pairs,with opposing submissions alsoreceived from Wellington andHamilton Airports. The New Zealand AirportsAssociation also slammed the dealsaying that “the interests of theflying public on both sides of theTasman are best promoted byencouraging competition andindependent carriers, not bysanctioning anti-competitivearrangements such as the alliance.”
NZ Aussie Specialists cut TOURISM Australia has told itsAussie Specialist agents in NewZealand that it’s discontinuing theprogram from the start of July. The move follows an extensivereview of the program in NZ, withTourism Australia saying it’sdecided that the education andtraining needs of Kiwi agents arevery different to those needed inlong haul markets. Tourism Australia regionalmanager NZ, Jenny Aitken, toldthe agents that the review alsolooked at the extensive State andTerritory training initiatives forretail consultants in NZ.
“Balancing the outcome of ourfindings with the range of tradeactivities that are already inplace, the conclusion has beenreached whereby the AussieSpecialist program will effective01 July 2010 be discontinued inthe New Zealand market,” Aitkenwrote. Participating agents will still beable to continue to display theAussie Specialist certificate andlogo for a further 12 months. Program benefits will alsocontinue to be available untilmembership expires, including“travel club membership”offering special deals fromAustralian suppliers. The Tourism Australia movefollows a similar change byTourism NZ, which some years agostopped operating its Kiwi ExpertAgents scheme for consultants inAustralia (TD 18 Jun 07).
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THE Church of England is gettinginvolved in South Africa’s FIFAWorld Cup this month, with anAnglican bishop penning aspecial prayer to help the Englishteam rediscover its form. Nick Baines, Bishop of Croydonin South London, quipped on hisblog that his first attempt, afterdraws with Algeria and the USA,was simply “Oh God”. But then he extended it to add“Please help England rediscovertheir legs, their eyes and theirhunger, that they might runmore clearly, pass more nearlyand enjoy the game more dearly.”
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It’s a small world in travel IT’S amazingwho you bumpinto when you’rein the travelindustry. The principalsof TravelConceptsBrisbane, Meland StellaHaycock, were inLondon recentlywith their groupof fortyAustralian cattle farmers, havingjust completed a four week tourof the UK and Ireland. They were wandering throughthe Harrods food hall when whoshould they bump into but “goodfriend and travel industry legend”Phil Hoffmann and his wife Alison,who were taking a couple of daysR&R in London, after just finishingescorting their group of 68passengers on an APT river cruise. The quartet are pictured abovein front of what looks like thepreserves section of the upmarketgourmet food outlet - probablyjust before purchasing someoutrageously priced whitetruffles, pate, caviar and stinkycheese to nibble on.
QR new route plan QATAR Airways is set to launcha number of new routes from Octthis year - but Sydney still isn’tamong them. Speaking at the carrier’s annualcommercial conference in Dohathis week, ceo Akbar Al Bakerforeshadowed the addition of sixdestinations to the QR network,including daily flights to Phuketvia Kuala Lumpur from 11 Oct. Qatar Airways will also add fourweekly flights to the Vietnamesecapital Hanoi, via Bangkok, from01 Nov, while services to Ho ChiMinh City will increase from fourper week to daily. There’s also significant growthplanned in QR’s Europeannetwork, with the addition ofthree weekly flights to Nice viaMilan from 24 Nov, while from 17Jan 2011 the carrier will add fourservices a week to Bucharest andthen onto Budapest. The final addition is Brussels,where QR will operate fiveweekly non-stop services fromDoha effective 31 Jan 2011. “Budapest, Bucharest, Brussels,Nice, Hanoi and Phuket representmarkets underserved so these areexcellent opportunities for us totap into,” Al Baker said. QR will this week add SouthAmerica to its network with thelaunch of flights to Sao Paolo andBuenos Aires.
Free Starbucks wi-fi SEATTLE-BASED coffee giantStarbucks has announced a newdeal with communicationsprovider AT&T which will see freewireless internet available at all6700 of its coffee shops acrossthe USA from next month. Previously wi-fi was available inmost stores but a fee waspayable, with two hours availableat no charge to regular users. Starbucks hopes the move willencourage people to stay longerin its outlets and will also offerfree access to certain paidcontent such as the Wall StreetJournal and the New York Times,along with some free iTunesdownloads. The free wi-fi offer at so manyStarbuck stores is expected toimpact hotels currently chargingfor internet access.
Eurostar restructure THE European Commission hasapproved a proposal for anindependent joint venturebetween French rail operatorSNCF and the UK’s London andContinental Railways which willform a “new Eurostar” with asingle board. The new company has assuredthe EC that it will open up routesfor competition, meaning thatother operators should be able toenter the London-Paris market.
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Haneda routes rise BOTH Japan Airlines and AllNippon Airways are steadilyramping up services from Tokyo’sHaneda Airport, which is scheduledto open a new runway on 31 Oct. ANA says it plans on operatingflights to Los Angeles, Honolulu,Singapore, Bangkok and Taipei,while JAL has received approvalfrom the Japanese govt to launchservices from Haneda to Paris,San Francisco, Honolulu, Bangkokand Songsan. MEANWHILE, ANA is looking tostart up a low-cost carrier of itsown based out of Osaka’s KansaiAirport, with the carrier sayingint’l fares with the new airlineare to be around 50% cheaperthan current major airlines. Jetstar currently operatesflights to Kansai from Cairns andthe Gold Coast.
Western heads East BEST Western hotels is planningto expand its Middle Eastpresence by as many as 20 hotelsover the next five years, while atthe same time setting up its ownoffice in Saudi Arabia. The hotelier expects to open 2hotels in Saudi Arabia next year.
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EI winter shutdown IRISH flag carrier Aer Lingus hasdecided to suspend transatlanticflights from Shannon airport from05 Jan to 27 Mar 2011. The move is due to losses ofnearly €11 million every winterfor the past 15 years, and couldlead to unpaid leave for cabincrew and cargo staff. CEO Christoph Mueller said theairline was committed to theShannon-New York and Shannon-Boston markets but the threemonth suspension was crucial “inorder to maintain the viability ofour Shannon transatlanticoperations throughout theremainder of the year.”
A couple for Singles A RENDEZVOUS for Singles hasadded two new nine day tours inWestern Australia and Tasmania,departing Perth to Margaret River16 Oct and Tasmania on 14 Nov. For more information seewww.arendezvous.com.au/agents.
Tourico adds Japan WHOLESALE travel distributioncompany Tourico has expanded itsportfolio in Japan, now offeringmore than 1400 hotels across 50locations in the country. The growth is part of a newAsia-Pacific focus for thecompany (TD 03 Jun) which is setto launch a Sydney office laterthis year after more than triplingits staff in the region.
MH may cancel A380 MALAYSIA Airlines has warnedthat it may cancel its order for sixAirbus A380s due to deliverydelays which won’t see the firstMH A380 delivered until 2012.
Uniworld is so lo(w) UNIWORLD Boutique RiverCruises has announced thewaiving of its single supplementcharge on a selection of 2010European river cruises. The deal is valid on severaldepartures on the Danube, Rhineand Douro rivers - more infowww.uniworldcruises.com.au.
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I am also really pleased to report that the retail travel agentparticipants of the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) in Adelaide afew weeks ago have reported a very successful event. AFTA has been working with Tourism Australia on this for severalyears and this year was the first year in which agents were flowninto the event to experience the broad range of Australian producton display. Next year ATE will be held in Sydney and I am very hopeful thatwe will be able to expand this event to more agents interested inselling domestic destinations. All of the participants have provided valuable feedback aboutATE and how to best design participation to get more outof the event, and we will be working in advance ofnext year to fine tune this in the hope that moreagents can take part. Tourism Australia did a fantastic job inproducing ATE and it was a great opportunity forthe retail sector to take part.
AA OK for Brazil THE US Dept of Transportationhas given American Airlines thegreen light to commence 11 newservices between the US mainlandand Brazil in South America. AA has been granted a dailyservice from New York’s JFK andRio de Janiero, and four timesweekly Miami-Brasilia services. Delta had also requested withthe DoT to operate more servicesbetween Detroit and Sao Paulo,but was knocked back.
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ABOVE: Travelscene Holidays inconjunction with Air Calinrecently hosted a ‘stayconnected’ educational for TSAXagents in New Caledonia. The group is pictured sailing offNoumea on board Dal OceanCatamaran, back frw from left:Lynell Reid, Martin’s TravelAlbury; Tizanna Dansey, MGTravel; Jennifer Burns, TravelEasy Holidays; Melanie Shaw, GoTravel; with Julie and Freddy, theDal Ocean crew. Front row: Elizabeth Wallace,Itineraries Travel Consultants;Brooke Wilson, Travelscene Holssales exec NSW; Kelly De’Lore,Travelscene Hamilton; LisaMcDonald, TravelsceneShellharbour; Kim Armstrong,Travelscene Batemans Bay; andKylie Brewster, Travel CrewRockhampton.
Enterprise growth ENTERPRISE Rent-A-Car hasopened 17 new locations acrossthe UK - including London LutonAirport which means that allmajor UK airports are covered. Other additions includeStratford upon Avon, with morethan 350 locations now availableacross the UK and a free pick-upservice on offer where there’s nolocal branch available. Enterprise’s Australasian gsa isCompass Cars - 1300 132 835.
$30million for Chinese marketing PRIME Minister Kevin Ruddyesterday announced $30 millionin funding to market Australia to“the dynamic Chinese travelmarket” - which will see abroader focus beyond the threecore regions of Beijing, Shanghaiand Guangzhou. He said Australia would alsotarget the Jiangsu and Zhejiangprovinces, with the $30m infunding including the $4.1malready announced to enhancethe Approved Destination Statusscheme (TD 22 Apr), as well asTourism Australia’s marketingbudget within China. Rudd also announced that abilateral “high level forum”would be held in Cairns in thenear future to help promoteChinese tourism to Australia, andin particular to north Queensland.
Activity will include workingwith major airline partnersincluding China Eastern, AirChina, Qantas and China SouthernAirlines to build “frequency,capacity and dispersal of directair services throughout Australia”. It will also involve strengtheningpartnerships with Chinese travelagents through the AussieSpecialist program. “China is expected to emergeas Australia’s number one sourcemarket for international visitorsin the next few years,” he said. The Australian Tourism ExportCouncil welcomed the Cairnsforum, saying the region hadbeen “badly hit by the decline inthe Japanese market in recentyears,” with China overtakingJapan as Australia’s fourthlargest source of inbound tourism.
UAE to Lyon? FRENCH authorities haveknocked back a request from theUAE government for more landingslots at Paris Airport, insteadgranting a single slot for flightsbetween Dubai and Lyon,according to Zawya Down Jones.
Surfers Wyndham THE Wyndham Hotel Group hasannounced the first ever Wyndhambranded hotel in Australia. The Wyndam Hotel SurfersParadise was completed late lastyear and contains 192 apartmentsover 17 storeys on SurfersParadise Boulevard.
Hop on NZ sights GREATSIGHTS New Zealand hasannounced a new 12 stop hop onhop off bus to show visitors thebest of Wellington. Stops include Te Papa, theCable Car, Wellington Zoo andThe New Zealand Parliament. Tickets are valid for 24 hourscost $30/ adult and $15/ child,with services departing everyhour from 9.30am to 4pm - moreinfo greatsights.co.nz.
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Ryanair from CPH RYANAIR has flagged the launchof 23 new routes out of a newlow-cost terminal atCopenhagen’s Kastrup airport. The carrier has previouslyavoided operations atCopenhagen citing high prices,but the new Swift terminal aimsto halve airport charges for low-cost carriers.
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SYDNEY – SALARY PACKAGE TO $45K + BENEFITS Are you an experienced retail consultant who is bored with face to face consulting & looking to specialize in your niche?
Then this role is for you. Join this winning team and start your journey to the top. One of Australia’s leading wholesalers is
looking for experienced res consultants to join their growing team. Min 2 years experience Inc CRS skills & destination
knowledge is essential. A great salary + bonuses await you.
KICK OFF THE NEW FIN YEAR IN STYLE CORPORATE TRAVEL CONSULTANTS
MELBOURNE – SALARY PACKAGES TO $70K (OTE) This new financial year why not move across to corporate travel where you can further your career & earn a higher
salary long term? Not only will you be given your weekends back, but you will be thrilled with the employee benefits on
offer together with the unbelievable salary potential. Min. 12 months retail travel consulting skills required.
Galileo skills would be advantageous.
DON’T BE A SPECTATOR WHOLESALE CONSULTANT x 2
PERTH (NORTH & CITY) – SALARY PACKAGE TO $57K There is more to the travel industry than meets the eye! Two of the most successful wholesale travel companies in Australia are
seeking dedicated & fun loving consultants to join their fast paced teams. With fantastic salary packages on offer & working
environments that see you enjoying everyday in the office, it will be surprising if these roles last long! Calypso skills HIGHLY
desirable. Min 12mths international travel consulting exp req’d.
JUMP ABOARD CRUISE CONSULTANTS
BRISBANE CBD – SALARY PACKAGE TO $50K OTE Want to be a part of a growing travel trend in Australia? Cruising is the boom sector, so time to reap the benefits.
Working in this dynamic wholesaler, will allow you to organise interesting worldwide cruises including varied pre and post arrangements and flights. This role will open the door to a
promising travel career with exciting opportunities for career development and progression. Fantastic educationals on offer too. All you need is a min 12 months consulting experience.
CHANGING DIRECTION ONLINE TRAVEL CONSULTANT
PERTH CITY – SALARY PACKAGE OTE $65k - $70k Calling all talented RETAIL TRAVEL CONSULTANTS!
This fun, online travel industry leader is hungry for sales focused consultants to join their large team in Perth’s city
centre. This is truly an amazing opportunity to earn one of the highest salaries in the industry, in a role that will allow you
ownership of your clients’ bookings from start to finish. Min. 6 mths retail consulting experience required for this role.
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CORPORATE/LEISURE TRAVEL CONSULTANT
INNER BRISBANE SUBURB – SALARY PACKAGE $75K OTE Looking for a role which offers a little of this & that? Look no further!We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced
travel consultant to join this market leader as a corporate/leisure consultant. In addition to servicing the needs of a strong corporate portfolio you will enjoy the
excitement in selling international leisure arrangements. This role will see you taking over a strong portfolio of existing clientele so you will earn fantastic $$$. Min 2 years exp.
Accor hotels and resorts throughout Thailand welcome you back with these great value ‘cash back’ incentives.
Enjoy ‘cash back’ with Accor hotels in Thailand
Book a stay between 21 June to 30 September 2010 at participating Pullman, MGallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, ibis and all seasons hotels throughout Thailand and you will receive:
THB500 - at any Pullman, M Gallery and Novotel per room per day to be spent in the hotelTHB250 - at any Grand Mercure and Mercure per room per day to be spent in the hotelTHB150 - at any ibis and all seasons per room per day to be spent in the hotel
hotel. The Thai Baht is not credited against your room rate. Not transferable or exchangeable for cash. Remaining unused Thai Baht can not be redeemed for cash. This cash back offer is not available for groupbookings, not available to Accor Advantage Plus complimentary room reservations. Offer is valid at participating Accor hotels and resorts throughout Thailand only. AIClub members will also earn triple points on this promotion from 1 July until 30 August.